Abrading implement.



I PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. e. s. EDWARDS & W. w. WILLIAMS.

ABRADING IMPLEMENT. APPLIOATION FILED sum-21, 1904 witnesses" I v Attornegs.

UNITED STATES Patented February 28,1905.-

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. EDlVARDS AND lVILLIAM W. WILLIAMS, OF CORTLAND,

NEW YORK.

ABRADING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 783,937, dated February 28, 1905. Application filed September 21.1904. Serial Io. 225,390. l

'ple, thoroughlvfeasible and novel manner to vary the abrasive qualities of the implement, thereby to adaptit for doing work of various kinds; furthermore, to facilitate cleansing of the abrading portion of the implement should the same become foul or clogged with matter of any kind.

Yith the above and other objects in View, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in an abrading implenient to take the place of sand-paper in removing old paint, cleaning metal, such as metallic culinary utensils, and the like, said implement embodyinga handle or stock and a metallicbrush adjustable therein to vary its abrasive qualities-that is to say, to render it practically rigid or flexible. By the various adjustments secured the brush can be made to cut paint, rust, or any foreign substances adhering [0 articles or may be made to perform the function of a polisher. By projecting the brush a sufiicient distance beyond the stock to render it readily yielding it may be cleansed should it become clogged with any foreign substances, or, if preferred, the brush may be bodily removed from the handle.

The invention consists, further, in the novel construction and combination of parts of an abrading-tool, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forminga partof this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, there is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied .or changed as to shape, proportion,

and exact manner of assemblage without de- 5 parting from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings--'- 7 Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an abrading-tool embodying the essential features of the prcsentfinvention. Fig. 2 is adetail view of the brush detached from the handle orstock. Fig. 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the implement.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the handle or stock, which may be made of any 0 suitable material, preferably of steel or brass, and is provided with adongitudinal slot 2 extending through a greater portion of it length, one end of the handle being closed by a plug or closure 3, of any suitable material. 5

The brush (designated 4) comprises a bunch 'of wire bristles 5, which, as shown in Fig. 3, are doubled upon themselves, the ends of the bunch being secured within a metallic sleeve 6 by aslug of solder'or lead 7, the bend of 7 the bunch terminating some distance short of the end of the sleeve in order to provide material for a threaded orifice 8, which is engaged by aset-screw 9, projecting through the longitudinal slot 2 of the handle, and isprovided with an integral disk flange 10, which bears upon the outer side of the handle and serves to clamp the brush at any desired ad-' justment.

The brush 5 is a solid structure at its op- 30 erative end-that is to say, has no opening, so that it presents an extended abrading-surface to the article to be operated upon. here used for abrasive purposes, such as for cutting old paint from woodwork or for cleaning rust 5 from metallic articles, the brush will be projected. within the handle until but ashort portion of itslength extends therefrom, and when clamped in this adjustment the bristles will be practically rigid and will cut rapidly, effectlvely, and with as great rapidity as sandpaper. Vhere a less degree of abrasiveness is desired, the brush is projected still farther without this bundle. and where used for polishing purposes, as an ordinary scratch-b1 as]; the brush will be projected its full distance beyond the handle, so that the bristles will scratch or striatc the article without cutting it. and this use of the brush will be found U1anufactured,and will in a thorough, practical, and positive manner. secure the objects designed. 4 I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. An implement of the character described comprising a sleeve, a metallic brush the wires of which are doubled upon themselves and secured at their bends within the sleeve, a handle or stock to house the sleeve and brush,

and means for holding the brush at any desired adjustment in the handle or stock.

2. An implement of the character described comprising a sleeve, a wire brush secured therein by a metallic seal provided with a transverse threaded orifice, a handle or stock to-house the sleeve arid brush and provided with a longitudinal slot; enda set-screw projecting through the slot and engaging the threaded orifice of the sleeve and operating to clamp the brush at any desired adjustment in the handle or stock,

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto atfixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE S. EDWARDS. WILLIAM .W. \VILL'IAMS. Witnesses: JAB. MAsTERsoN,- J. W. SLATER. 

